Srinagar: Two-year-old Movez Issac learnt what the border was even before he was old enough to be taught about it at school, even before he was old enough to attempt to cross it.
Movez was brought to Srinagar from Muzaffarabad in PoK after he lost his parents in the October 8 earthquake that devastated the region.
He himself was buried under debris for close to six hours, before being rescued.
Now, secure in his grandfather's arms, he seems to be finally getting past the trauma.
However, it was a nightmare for his grandfather, Ahad Issac, to get Movez back to India with him.
Ahad had to fight authourities on both sides of the Line of Control, before they relented on purely humanitarian grounds.
Says Ahad, "I toiled for three months to bring him to his home. The Indian embassy in Pakistan finally allowed me to take him back with me."
Movez's elder brother Sudes was born on the Indian side of Kashmir and is an Indian citizen. But since both kids could not be separated, they remained stranded in Pakistan occupied Kashmir for close to seven months.
Movez's grandmother Syeda still has to get over the shock and pain of having lost her son and daughter-in-law, but she says having the two children with her has at least given her something to move on in life with.
"I am really happy to see both my grandchildren. It's a great feeling,'' says she.
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